Posts tagged Waba

Attend a free bike clinic at the Anacostia Library on September 7 and 28. Understand the narrative language of Landscape design from 5:30 to 8:30 pm September 5 at UDC. Find out what makes a good restaurant and bar from 9 to 10 am September 6 tin Bethesda. Keep reading…

If you get into a bike crash, call 911. Try to get a police report, and note details about the officer making the report. Take photos. Also, avoid getting angry as best you can, and don’t downplay the potential severity of your injury. Keep reading…

Are you looking for a new way to connect with your built environment? The place-shaping professionals behind “Sketching The District” are holding a special sketching tour on Wednesday, September 18, for the GGWash community. This urbanism-themed sketching meet-up will focus on DC’s NoMa neigbhorhood. We welcome all skill levels to join in this unique activity. Keep reading…

Activate your advocacy by attending the American Plannning Association’s (APA) 2019 Policy and Advocacy Conference on September 23–25 in Washington, DC. You’ll come away with knowledge and tools to equip you to influence federal and state planning policy.Keep reading…

People in Washington, DC have been biking to work, and for work, for more than a century, but the bicycle commuter movement in DC celebrates something of an anniversary this year. It was in 1969 that the District Council held the first hearing on bicycle commuting and the the District subsequently installed the first bicycle route for commuters. Keep reading…

A few hundred people rallied in front of the John A. Wilson Building at noon on Friday to demand “streets that don’t kill people” in the District. Protesters laid down on Pennsylvania Avenue and blocked the street for about eight minutes, a nod to the eight road deaths that have occured in the District so far this year. Keep reading…

This is the final week for our 2019 member drive, and we still need $4,728 or 50 new members to reach our goal. Join our GGWash Neighborhood or make a donation of any amount and you’ll get a ticket to our 11th birthday party on March 14 in Crystal City. Keep reading…

Protect cyclists on Louisiana Avenue, help develop policy recommendations to make DC's streets safer for people walking, consider what it means to build a city for all, learn how to make development in Anacostia beneficial for current residents, and more in this week's events. Keep reading…

In a panel hosted by Greater Greater Washington last Thursday, attendees learned about how to achieve the city's Sustainable DC Plan goal of getting 25% of commuters to walk, bike, or scoot to work. Keep reading…

Despite overall growth in the number of people biking to work, there are still some challenges that need to be addressed by cities, organizations, and employers for more women to bike more often. Keep reading…

Plans to widen I-66 include building a new bike trail that runs from where the Custis Trail ends in Arlington all the way out to Centreville. It's great that a new trail is on the way, but if plans don't change, it's going to be dangerous and uninviting. Keep reading…

Other countries, like Germany and the Netherlands, have about a 1:1 ratio but in the US, that's more about 4:1. Why is this, and what can be done about it? We discuss in a new chat format. Keep reading…

Today, the Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA) published a blog post, “Guys, What the hell,” about bad behavior on trails and how it stifles camaraderie and ridership in the cycling community, particularly among women and minorities. Keep reading…

Ward 4, which DC Councilmember Brandon Todd represents, is full of bike commuters. Still more simply pass through the ward on two wheels every day on their way downtown from places like Takoma Park and Silver Spring. But what does Todd actually think of bicycling? Keep reading…

I was injured in a hit-and-run crash last year, and unlike so many others, the driver is being brought to justice. (I recently talked to a prosecutor about the case.) Here’s what I’ve learned to do: shout out the license plate number. Then repeat it, even louder. Keep reading…

If you get into a bike crash, call 911. Try to get a police report, and note details about the officer making the report. Take photos. Also, avoid getting angry as best you can, and don’t downplay the potential severity of your injury. Keep reading…

Everyone who uses shared space should be thinking about not only their own wellbeing but also that of others. Regardless of your circumstances, it's worth stepping back and asking whether you have the potential to harm another person, and if the answer is yes, accepting responsibility for avoiding that harm. Keep reading…

Florida Avenue NE is a very difficult, dangerous place to ride a bike. DDOT studied how to fix the problem, and then put forward a plan that seems to ignore some of its own key findings about what makes the road so harrowing. Keep reading…

Maryland's state legislative session kicked off in mid-January. Bills that would legalize a type of traffic signal that makes streets safer for people on foot, give people the right to ride a bike through a crosswalk, let Montgomery County lower its speed limits, and convene a task force of planners, lawmakers, and advocates to study highway safety are up for consideration. Keep reading…